WATERBURY >> Outspoken defense attorney Rob Serafinowicz has won a stay of execution for a four-month suspension of his law license following derogatory comments he made about a judge.

The state Appellate Court will hear Serafinowicz’s appeal, according to an order filed Monday by Waterbury Superior Court Judge Salvatore Agati. Agati had ordered the suspension Jan. 2, but granted the stay citing “the length of the suspension.”

His lawyer, Norm Pattis, argued none of the conduct cited hampered the administration of justice. Pattis said the punishment was disproportionate to the alleged offense and violated the First Amendment.

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